LANSING — Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit — a Democrat running for state attorney general — retaliated against one of his top prosecutors for speaking out about alleged wrongdoing by a colleague, a federal lawsuit alleges.

Nimish Ganatra, senior assistant prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, alleges Savit suspended him and placed him under investigation for filing a Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission complaint against an unnamed Washtenaw assistant prosecutor Ganatra supervised.

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